Jana Svarova
jana.svarova@gmail.com 2013
Jim Campbell
jcampbell@gnome.org 2013
Change the name or location of a printer in the printer settings.
Daniel Șerbănescu
daniel [at] serbanescu [dot] dk 2016

# Change the name or location of a printer

You can change the name or location of a printer in the printer settings.

You need administrative privileges on the system to change the name or location of a printer.

# Change printer name

If you want to change the name of a printer, take the following steps:

Open the Activities overview and start typing Printers.

Click Printers to open the panel.

Click the Unlock button in the top-right corner and enter your password.

Click the name of your printer, and start typing a new name for the printer.

Press Enter to save your changes.

# Change printer location

To change the location of your printer:

Open the Activities overview and start typing Printers.

Click Printers to open the panel.

Click the Unlock button in the top-right corner and enter your password.

Click the location, and start editing the location.

Press Enter to save the changes.